Thesis Attempt

This is proving to be a very challenging task for me!

For the purposes of this paper, I plan to review a selection of grammar handbooks from the 1960s to current editions (at this point, in print format only) to assess the design and layout changes afforded through computer technology and how these changes affect the reader's approach the text. I will select two or three chapters that contain similar content across time to assess the changes that occur in text structure, layout or page design, as well as the incorporation of the visual elements.My audience would be primarily composition instructors or authors considering writing a grammar handbook.

My thesis is still rough, but here's another stab:

Technology has allowed (or even encouraged) a shift in the design of grammar handbooks so that they are no longer a strictly linear, text-based medium. This evolution in design has encouraged both transformation (changes within one mode of expression, i.e. text) and transduction (transference of meaning from one mode of expression to another, i.e. text to visual) in the presentation of content within these texts providing the author with a variety of tools to create varied paths to intended meaning and readers with the power to choose their own strategies to attain the necessary information.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!!